I just don’t know what I’m missing here. Seasoned Cubase user here. I’m cannot seem to get VST live to recognize my mic signal. I have the audio device set to my Antelope Audio Orion Studio. Live doesn’t appear to recognize the device by name in the inputs but it gives me 32 inputs to choose from so I am assuming that is the Orion (it has 32 inputs). I have chosen the correct mic input in the connections menu. I have tried creating local stacks and global stacks with that input and the master outputs I have routed on the Antelope. No signal is recognized either in a global or local part. I’ve engaged monitoring and tried everything else. Ive also confirmed in my Antelope metering that the audio is being sent to that input and gain is good. When I have Cubase 12 opened, this mic input is recognized and I can live monitor. What I am missing?
Nothing should be much different from Cubase.
What is the exact name of the Audio Device you selected?
If inputs are available, when you either create a Stack with that input, or create an audio track with that input and monitor enabled, you should see meters and hear the result, provided your master (main) output is connected correctly. All to be set in Devices/Connections/Audio.
As a first step, when you start transport and engage metronome, do you hear the metronome click and see meters moving?
What is odd is that the inputs of the audio connection say “OrionStudio_III 01” etc, which is what I see in Cubase. For stereo inputs it recognizes Orionstudio and says 13+14. On the outputs, it shows OrionStudio_III 01" etc for the individual mono outputs but only shows “Stereo 1+2” on the outputs so the naming conventions are different. I don’t know if that means there is a setup issue. I know I have the master outputs correct because I’ve spent (too much) time learning the Antelope routing. I can hear the metronome when I click play and engage the metronome. I just confirmed my routing is sending a mic signal to the first computer play channel of the Orion III, so input 1 should work. I think I have monitoring engaged. No response in the mixer or audible signal. Very odd.
Just again tried the same input in Cubase 12 - “OrionStudio III - 01” and I can monitor the signal, run through plugs, etc., with no issue using the same master outs. I am using the Orion as the input and output card in setup menu at an appropriate sample rate.
No. The device name is just omitted. Obviously everything has been detected in the right way.
No doubt here that Cubase runs your inputs fine so we don’t need proof that your device works. We just have to figure out what you expect and what doesn’t happen the way you expect it to, and why that is.
Try this: new project, add Stack, set Stack input (top right) to whatever input should provide a signal. You should hear and (at least) see the signal in the Stack meters, yes?
Also try to create an audio track in the tracks view with the plus button, open the insector to the left and set input to your source, then click the track monitor button (speaker icon), any visual or audible result?
I have tried both of those things previously and don’t see an input. I’ve restarted my computer, reset my sound card, tried cubase again (monitoring worked fine on input channel 1 with same outputs as selected in Live), created a new live project, reset the live audio devices, etc. I’m completely flummoxed at this point. I don’t see any other options to try and my antelope is definitely outputting sound to the first channel (as the meters and cubase have repeatedly confirmed). I also tried moving the mic to the second channel and using input 2 (which cubase also sees), no dice.
That’s weird indeed, no reason why it shouldn’t work. Will try to find info on that device.
Do you have any other audio interface to test against? What is your system, Windows or OSX?
OSX. Unfortunately don’t have another audio interface handy (other than internal Mac soundcard)… I would assume there are more people than just me using antelope audio with OSX, but who knows. It won’t even show a signal using my internal sound card and microphone. Tried reinstalling VST Live. Still does not show a signal.
We are further looking into it. As nothing similar has been reported so far, it may take a while until we can say more. Let us know should you find any other hint as to what may cause this. You may also send a simple VST Live Project file (.vlprj, nothing else needed), where you have set up your hardware as you expect it to work, thanks.
Hi there, I replied to the wrong thread earlier. I’ve now also tried an RME device to no avail. Tried deleting user data and reinstalled Live and still nothing on the inputs. Outputs work on RME also, I can hear click. Please let me know who I could contact to work through this issue. Thanks.
Yes, this is my first OSX system and I completely missed needing to enable mic access on a per app basis. Thanks to you both for helping so expeditiously.